Comparison · Light vs bexio
Light vs bexio
bexio is a well-made all-in-one tool for Swiss small businesses: invoicing with QR-bills and automated dunning, bank reconciliation with over 60 Swiss banks, Swiss VAT settlement, Swissdec-certified payroll and a free seat for your fiduciary. It is built around one Swiss company per account. Light is the agentic ERP for the company that has become a group: every entity in one agentic ledger, consolidation that stays current, cards and payments on local rails in 80+ countries, and agents doing the work.
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Light and bexio, compared
| Feature | Light | bexio |
|---|---|---|
| Can run billions of transactions | Yes | No |
| Immutable ledger | Yes | No |
| Global bill pay | Yes | No |
| Spend management | Yes | No |
| Subscription management | Yes | No |
| Treasury intelligence | Yes | No |
| 700 native built apps | Yes | No |
| Big4 implementation team | Yes | No |
| Workflows and agents | Yes | No |
4 week implementation
KPMG global partnership
Remove 4+ tools
700+ apps
The world's most demanding finance teams run on Light.
Bring foreign subsidiaries into the group
bexio uses one company per account. Light holds the Swiss parent and foreign subsidiaries on one ledger, with continuous consolidation and currency translation.
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Keep cards and payments with accounting
bexio Pay provides cards through amnis. Light records cards, receipts and vendor payments on the same ledger as the group accounts.
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Give your fiduciary live access
Your Treuhänder can work from Light’s ledger, reports and audit trail. Review Swiss filing and QR-bill requirements as part of the evaluation.
When to choose Light
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One ledger for every entity
Add a company, a country or a currency without adding another system.
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Close every entity at once
Consolidation and eliminations update as transactions post.
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Pay suppliers from the ledger
Approved bills pay from your own bank accounts on local rails in 80+ countries.
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Read customer stories-
“We evaluated several vendors. Light won because it covers our full finance stack, revenue, AR, AP, expenses, and consolidation, without stitching together a patchwork of point solutions.”
Tanja, Director of FinanceOmnea -
“Even though we’re three entities, it’s like I’m running a finance department for one entity.”
Thobias, Finance ManagerAlva Labs -
“I really like that Light’s AI already gives me suggestions, GL accounts, cost centers, tax codes. I don’t have to start from scratch.”
Cédric, Finance ManagerOper Credits -
“Nine times out of ten the AI matches everything and posts it to the right account. One click and you’re done.”
Jeppe, CFOKeyShot
Built for the daily work
Bills through to payment
Capture invoices, route approvals and pay vendors from the same system.
Room to grow
One ledger built to handle billions of transactions across your business.
Trace every number
Open a report and drill straight into the transactions behind it.
Spending, under control
Expenses, vendors and cards connected to your ledger.
Expenses
Collect receipts, approve expenses and track spend as it happens.
Vendors
Keep supplier details, bills and approvals together. Apply your purchasing rules as work moves through.
Cards
Issue cards for employees and vendors. Pay with Apple Pay or Google Pay. Send receipts through Slack, Teams or email.
Frequently asked questions
Does bexio offer cards?
Yes. bexio Pay offers physical and virtual debit cards through amnis.
Can we keep our Treuhänder?
Yes. Your fiduciary can access Light’s live ledger and reports.
When does bexio fit?
One Swiss entity with Swiss customers and banks, working closely with its fiduciary, may be well served by bexio.
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